“If we shouldn’t use Impact Factors, what should we use instead?” Today, DORA is releasing new guidance on research indicators, including Journal Impact Factor, citations, h-index, altmetrics, and more. 🧵1/3 bit.ly/DORAindicators

ICYMI: 📢DORA has released new guidance on responsible use of quantitative indicators in research assessment. 💡This guidance includes 5 principles for use: be clear, be transparent, be specific, be contextual and be fair. Read all about it👇 ow.ly/GY0050RxqXH

Check out the new data and code availability policy of one of SORTEE's partners: Canadian Science Publishing (Canadian Science Publishing), and read our Treasurer's (Alexa Fredston) thoughts about it below. #openscience #opencode #opendata

Science can be self-correcting — but only if we invest in making it so. Our view on the staggering costs of undetected errors in science, and why funding error detection and correction is less expensive, published today in nature

Lots of outlandish details in a report released last week by Leiden University about two Dutch archaeologists who allegedly abused their power for thee decades. Here's my story: science.org/content/articl…

Eagerly seeking feedback on this preprint: "Open Science and the Generative AI Turn: an Exploratory Analysis of Challenges and Opportunities" - Let us know what you think! #openscience #GenAI NUCATS Institute Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center Institute for Artifical Intelligence in Medicine NorthwesternResearch

In this new collaborative Journal of Experimental Biology commentary, we discuss the differences of maximum oxygen uptake obtained with a swim tunnel or during recovery from an exhaustive chase. 🐟🐠🦈 journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/22…

Check out the ECR spotlight on Jessica Reemeyer who had a huge part in bringing this paper forward, along with Barney Rees from the University of New Orleans. journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/22…

🎉 Registration for the SORTEE Conference 2024 (15-16 Oct) is now open! 🎉 Register here: sortee.org/upcoming/ The conference is FREE for members, so consider joining us! sortee.org/join Looking forward to seeing you in October. #SORTEE2024

26 meta-studies confirm preregistration & registered reports reduce research waste! Check out this NatureEcoEvo paper by Marija Purgar Paul Glasziou Shinichi Nakagawa | 中川震一 Antica Culina Mastodon @[email protected]: rdcu.be/dJYor Feel free to share your feedback on the proposed measures below.

For the period 2025-2026, the Strategy Council of the National Open Research Data Strategy is seeking new members for the ORD Sounding Board Researchers in the fields of Digital History, Life Sciences, and Data Sciences. Apply by 23 August 2024. 👉api.swiss-academies.ch/site/assets/fi…

Fantastic to see this initiative by Canadian Science Publishing and Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences ! SORTEE members, consider applying if you do aquatic stuff :)

📢 Application period extended! Are you or do you know a scientist following #innovative practices in the field of #OpenResearchData? Now is the last chance to apply for the National ORD Prize:ord.akademien-schweiz.ch/en/preis/ ⏳Applications & nominations are now open until 31/08/2024

So-called 'negative results' still often go unpublished - leading to systematic bias in the literature But tools to reduce bias (like Registered Reports) are spreading nature.com/articles/d4158…

A recent article discussion provides important context to Commitment 2 of the Agreement: “Base research assessment primarily on qualitative evaluation for which peer review is central, supported by responsible use of quantitative indicators.” Collaboration is key! (1/3)

Published today in Global Change Biology! Global change and premature hatching of aquatic embryos onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

We have received many interesting applications and nominations for the National Prize for #OpenResearchData. In this regard, we would love to introduce you to our jury members 👉 ord.akademien-schweiz.ch/en/preis/

📷 Join us for the fourth SORTEE Conference 2024 (15-16 Oct)! Check out the Conference Program and register here: sortee.org/upcoming The conference is FREE for members, so consider joining us! sortee.org/join

New 📰 A harm reduction approach to improving peer review by acknowledging its imperfections 👥 Read the paper ➡️ tinyurl.com/54bbfvuu 📷 from facets-2024-0102

A harm reduction approach to improving peer review by acknowledging its imperfections (facetsjournal.com) - Free online. doi.org/10.1139/facets… Scholarly Kitchen Retraction Watch OASPA ALPSP RSC // SRC @[email protected] PhD2Published PhD Forum Academica Top Ten Academic Chatter™